[ SECRET POST #3418 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3418 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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05. [SPOILERS for Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood]




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06. [WARNING for blood/gore]




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08. [WARNING for incest]




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09. [WARNING for rape]




















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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I understand that, but is living a life of constant fear to the point where a book aggravates your anxiety really living? I'm not saying people can't (and don't) have different opinions or experiences, that would be ridiculous, it just seems counterproductive to enjoying life to worry about something that hasn't happened.

Not saying don't take precautions to avoid potential hazards, but constant fear that EVERYTHING might kill you or EVERYONE might hurt you can't be a healthy way to live.

[(Anonymous)]

This. There's taking reasonable precautions and then there's being paranoid. The first is fine, the second one isn't healthy.

[(Anonymous)]

What you don't seem to be getting is that OP having an anxiety disorder in the first place is what causes her overwhelming fear, not the other way around. No, most women don't go around with a crippling fear of being raped, but most women don't have a mental illness that exacerbates fear and sress response and has decided to latch onto that particular threat factor.

Most women who cite a fear of being raped as a motivator for behaviour aren't living in permanent dread of it. They're, as you say, taking precautions - not drinking anything that's been left unattended, staying in well-lit areas of they're out alone at night, listening to their instincts if a man or a group of men unnerves them for whatever reason, possibly taking self defense courses or carrying pepper spray. That they can, if asked, draw a clear line back to the possibility of rape and say "this is why" doesn't mean they're living in constant terror, it just means that they're aware of the impetus behind their habits.

[diet_poison]

I think everybody basically agrees with this, but for some people it is ACTUALLY REALLY HARD to not be anxious about stuff because they actually have clinical anxiety. Please understand that.